Main Entry: sat·is·fy
Pronunciation: sat-s-f
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -fied; -fy·ing
Etymology: Middle English satisfien "fulfill an obligation," from early French satisfier (same meaning), from Latin satisfacere (same meaning), from satis "enough" and facere "to do, make" --related to FASHION, PERFECT1: to do what has been agreed upon in <satisfy a contract>2 a: to make happy : PLEASE <a vacation destination sure to satisfy everyone> b: to meet the needs of : APPEASE <satisfied their hunger>3: CONVINCE <satisfied that they are innocent>4: FULFILL 2, meet <satisfy requirements>5: to make true by fulfilling a condition <values that satisfy an equation> - sat·is·fi·able /-f--bl/ adjective- sat·is·fy·ing·ly /-f-i-l/ adverb